Teaching Measurement in FDK

December 22, 2014

This month we worked on measurement!

The FDK expectation that we focused on was:

M2.1 compare and order two or more objects according to an appropriate measure (e.g., length, mass, area, temperature, capacity) and use measurement terms (e.g., hot/cold for temperature, small/medium/large for capacity, longer/shorter or thicker/thinner for length).

Here is our math wall at the end of our unit:

We started by learning about capacity.

One activity we did was writing about what the kids are bigger than after reading the book "I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean" by Kevin Sherry.

"I am bigger than a baby."

"I am bigger than a worm."

"I am bigger than my baby brother."

"I am bigger than a butterfly."

"I am bigger than my Dora snacks."

Next we talked about length.

We talked about and compared lengths whole group and then we practiced ordering items from shortest to longest and longest to shortest in small groups.

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I've been following your blog for awhile, I also teach full day kindergarten overseas but with a Nova Scotia curriculum. I love your posts, and when I'm introducing a new math unit I often find myself checking your blog for ideas and suggestions. Thanks again!

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